No matter who Dundee get as a new manager they will find it hard to find a man with the integrity and commitment that Barry Smith has. Dee man thru and thru. Reality check required I think. Good Luck Barry.

76.Team Sevco They had no time or funds to properly prepare for top flight football, they should have taken the money this year and built for a 1st div win next year to get straight back.====May I remind you that if SPL clubs have their way, there will no longer be automatic promotion or relegation after this season?

Dundee board are a joke. They had a manager that lived for the cause, a player/manager who guided them through a 2nd administration and were only in the top flight this year due to a technicality. They had no time or funds to properly prepare for top flight football, they should have taken the money this year and built for a 1st div win next year to get straight back.

Barry has given his all for Dundee, however his last few comments in the press convinced me he knew he couldn't turn it around. Change needed, even if it is not popular. I'm sure Barry knows it was time to go too. Good luck Bazza in your career. Dundee move on too. 'mon the Dee!

@24 - My point exactly - if the SFA had reacted to the Gretna/Motherwell/Dundee situations appropriately, then they would have had rules in place to deal with these siutations much more quickly and effectively - but they failed to take any action - resulting in Scottish football's summer of shame.

I would imagine the timing of this is influenced by the cup next week. Whilst I think smiths been treated poorly by the club, if a new manager comes in next week and gives them a boost to beat united and get into the semis the fans will quickly forget

@50 'if Calderwood comes in I won't be back'. Perfect example of the Internet fan, probably don't even go to the games now. Real supporters follow their team through thick and thin. Barry got a rough deal. Should have been allowed to start next season. Would have been in Tier2 by Xmas. 6 months on back playing Ross County etc. All this reconstruction makes sense now.

The Dundee board are in la la land. They should have accepted the increased SPL money, sat it out for a season, knowing they were fodder for relegation and used the time and cash to build for a more permanent return to the SPL in 2014.Now the extra cash will be spent paying off a manager that stuck with the club during some of their darkest times ... and they'll still get relegated. Madness.

I feel that Barry Smith should have stayed, he has shown that he is a good manager. Ok, some of his signings have been poor but he had done an amazing job. I am a United fan, but I admire the hard work that Mr Smith has put in for Dundee.

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